Receptacle for razor blades



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F. {V. KIRSTEN RECEPTACLE FOR RAZOR BLADES Original Filed July 16, 1927INVENTOZL N MW A TTORNEYS.

' and understood from the following descrip- Patented Apr. 8,1939 I I ESPATENT. CE-

UN-rro STA mammcxw. Kinsman, or BLUE rsLANn, nnino s I I I I nnonr'mcnnnon Razor; arenas Application filed July 16, 1927, Serial No. 206,298.Renewed November 6, 1929 The invention relates to receptacles and theone of the bottom plates in a smaller scale especial receptacle formingthe object of the than in Figures 1 and 2., e I present inventionisintended to receive and Figure 4 is alview of the bottom carrying storeblades for safety razors. a locking slide and Figure 5' is a section on5 It is a well known fact that razors which line 5-5 of Figure 4. I 55are being used every day will not last very V The receptacle consists ofahousing having long even when they are strapped before betwo box shapedparts 6 and 7 respectively, ing used. On the other hand it is well knowntwo bottom plates 8 and 9 resp f fi y, w that steel tools after beingused for some slldingplates 10 and 11 respectively, two

39 length of time and having lost their sharpgulcle P1118 d' W o ki g bl gness will regain the same and may be used The tWO shaped parts of theh us g again as before if these tools will be put are formed al ke-and1t s therefore only away for some length of time. Razor blades necessaryto describe one of these parts. The which are used one day and then putaside, outslde shape of sand parts is rectangular and 15 say for a weekmay be used practically ineach parthas a bottom 14 from which side 05definitely. and end walls '15 and 16-respectively extend The object ofthe invention therefore is at figh angles The center portion of the toprovide a receptacle adapted to receive b m of ach part is bent inwardlyso that a plurality of razors blades and keep said a COIIiCaHY shap d.portion 17 is formed and blades in a certain rotation;

this portion endsin a hemispherical socket I A further object of theinvention is to 18 a apted. t0 receive one of the lookin provide areceptacle for safety razor blades balls 13. I I c I which will make itpossible for the user to .r In OQi Qh h0 part one of the bottom employevery blade of the plurality stored :Plt 8 and Ins r ed andis held inpoin this receptacle in a certain rotation with- I 111 a y ul ablemanner. In the drawout great trouble. ngS thB bO Om P -MB S and 9respectively A still further object of the invention is 1Tehe1d1nPosltlon y e (191E519 o to provide a receptacle for safety razor bladesmto the and Walls v and below the automatically storing or placing thesharp tom Plate y means O Center P11301101 the tance from the bottom 1aof the housing. The housing part of each bottom plate is formed nto a crcular-boss 20. The two bosses 20j extend toward each other, when thetwo b0ttom plates Q and 10 respectively are artion on hand of theaccompanying drawings f n h P t These two nous formirn a part thereof.It is however to be mg part? 9 9 53 fi each other y understood that theinvention is not to be g i g d l a g ij' g gz In 1 I e ..v-. .e or pac ess 18 scribed in this specification but that such big enoughtorec'eive'ong of the baking balls which should rest forsome time, onthe 'bottom. I 7

Other objects of the invention not specifically mentioned may be easilyascertained Changes and alterationgImay be m as fall 13; .Two holes 21are providedin each botinto the scope of the claims appended l'1ereto. tl t nd amlocated e gg a tion taken on the longitudinal center line oftances froin the center boss. The rims22'of the receptacle according tothe invention. these holes are bent in a direction opposite I Figure 2 asection on line 22 of Fig Itothat in which the center bossesextend.

'ure 1 I I I v I w I The sliding plates 10 and 11 have at one w igu 8 s.'a QIigit dina sectieathreug .eed' a fing r pie e 2 W iiehgw ea he sl dng 1 blades to be used on top and the dull blades, likeh bottom plate isr g a 8 45 In the drawings Figure 1' is a vertical seccenter line ofsaid plate and at equal dis- 5 7 plate is in position, is adapted toextend through a slot like opening 24 provided in one of the end walls16 of each housing part. Fig. 1 shows very plainly that the two fingerparts extend into the opposite directions. The slide plate is supportedand guided by means of tongues formed by punched out and bent overportions of the bottom plates 8 and 9 respectively. The length of thebent over portion of these tongues is such that the sliding plate, whenit is put into position and held by said tongues, will abut the outerrim of the collars 22 formed on the bottom plates around the openings orholes 21. On the end opposite to the finger piece 23 a stem 26 isprovided on the sliding plate and a spring 27 surrounds this stem andabuts with one of its ends against the sliding plate and with its otherend against the adjacent end wall of the housing portion urging thesliding plate to slide in such a direction, that the finger part 23 willextend through the slot 24. Two holes 28 are provided in each slidingplate and these holes are arranged in such a manner that they will beoff et in relation to the holes 21 in the bottom plate, when the slideplates are in position shown in Figure 1. The walls or themetalsurrounding the holes may be bevelled. The guide pins 12 have, asindicated in Figure 1 a cylindrical body 29 carrying on each end a neck30 which in turn carries a conical head 31 forming a circular groovewith the end surface of the body 29.

One of these pins is inserted in each of the holes 21 and the collars 22formed about these holes serve as guide for the pins. The

necks of each pin extend beyond the corresponding guide 22 and throughthe adjacent hole 28 in the sliding plate so that the sliding plateitself will engage the groove in the pin under the pressure of thespring 27 .The receptacle is operated as follows: In order to open thereceptacle it is necessary to press one of the sliding plates inwardlyby pressing upon the corresponding finger part 23, because as long asboth sliding plates are in the position shown in Figure 1 the receptacleis securely locked by means of the two sliding plates engaging the pins12. When one of those sliding plates is moved inwardly of the housingagainst the pressure of the spring 27, that sliding plate will bedisengaged from the pins and that part of the housing, in which slidingplate so disengaged is located may be swung open about the hinge withthree holes or openings located in certain distances on the longitudinalcenter line of said-blades. The pins 12 and the center boss 20 of thereceptacle according to the present invention are arranged in such amanner that razor blades having these openings may be placed into thereceptacle whereby then the pins 12 and the central boss 20 extendthrough the openings in the razor blades holding them in a certainposition. When a person wants to use a sharp razor blade he will takethe receptacle containing the razor blades holding that portion of thehousing on top which is marked Sharp. He will then press on both endsagainst the finger parts, but he only can move the upper sliding plateinwardly to release this sliding plate from the pins, so that the upperpart of the housing may be opened, because the lock ball 13 of the lowerpart rests in the socket 18 extending into a center hole 32 provided inthe sliding plates and thereby preventing sliding movement of the lowerplate. After the receptacle is opened the top blade, which has beenresting the lon est time, can be removed and can be uesd. lifter aperson is through shaving he wants to put the razor blade away again sothat it will be way down on the bottom on that side which is markedDull. He therefore holds the receptacle in such a manner that thisportion marked dull will be on top and now the two lock balls willchange their positions. The lock ball having been so far in position toprevent the movement of the sliding plate 10 will drop through the hole32 in said plate into the hollow space provided in the center boss 20 ofthe bottom plate 8 while the lock ball which has been resting so far inthe hollow space of the bottom plate 9 will drop into the socket 18 ofthe receptacle portion 7 thereby preventing sliding movement of thesliding plate 11. The blade can then be laid on the top of the pile,thereby coming on the dull side so that every other razor bladecontained in the receptacle will be on top of the last used razor bladewhen the part marked sharp is opened.

I claim:

1. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, meanscommon to said halves for holding safety razor blades in a certainposition in said receptacle, and means in each half for engaging saidfirst mentioned means and for preventing accidental movement of saidhalves relative to each other.

2. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a falsebottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of safety razorblades, the two bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle isclosed, means extending through both false bottoms for holding the razorblades arranged between said bottoms in a certainposition and means forengaging said first mentioned means and for preventing accidentalmovement of said halves relative to each other.

3. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a falsebottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of safety razorblades, the two bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle is closeda hollow center boss on each, fa se bottom, the two bosses extendingtoward each other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on thelongitudinal center line thereof, adjacent its ends and at equaldistances from the center boss, two holding pins extending through thecorresponding holes in the false bottoms and means for engaging saidpins and for pre venting accidental movement of said halves relative toeach other.

4. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a falsebottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of razor blades, thetwo false bottoms facing each other when the receptacle is closed, ahollow center boss on each false bottom, the two bosses extending towardeach other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on the longitudinalcenter line thereof adjacent its ends and at equal distances from thecenter boss, two holding pins, each pin having a head at each end acircular groove separating each head from the pin body, a plate slidablysupported in each box like half, holes in said plates permitting theheads of the pins to extend therethrough the rims of said holes beingadapted to engage the corresponding grooves in the pins, means forurging said plates into engagement with said pins and means fordisengaging said plates and pins from each other.

5. In a receptacle for safety razor blades two box like halves, a falsebottom in each half adapted to support a plurality of razor blades, thetwo false bottoms facing each other, when the receptacle is closed, ahollow center boss on each false bottom, the two bosses extending towardeach other, two holes in each false bottom arranged on the longitudinalcenter line thereof adjacent its ends and at equal distances from thecenter boss, two holding pins, each pin having a head at each end, acircular groove separating each head from the pin body, a plate slidablysupported in each box like half, holes in said plates permitting theheads of the pins to extend therethrough, the rims of said holes beingadapted to engage the corresponding grooves in the pins, means forurging said plates into engagement with said pins, means for disengagingsaid plates and pins from each other, another hole in said platearranged to register with the hollow space in the center boss, when theplate is in engagement with the pins, a socket in the real bottom ofeach box like half registering with the hollow space in thecorresponding center boss, and a ball for each half adapted to bepositioned in the corresponding socket and to extend into the lastmentioned hole in the corresponding plate.

In witness whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK IV. KIRSTEN.

